Combined washboard and suction cup



Oct. 6, 1925- JLAM J B. s'r. AMOUR COMBINED WASHBOARD AND SUCTION CUPFilegi may 12. 1924 391% 5%. Amour ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 6, 1925.

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Application filed May 1 2, 1924 '-Se'ria1 No.' 712,791.

To all whom it, may concern Be it known that I, BERT S'r. AMoUR, acitizen of the United States, residing at VVinooski, in the county ofChittenden and State of Vermont, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Combined Washboards and Suction Cups, of which thefollowing is a specification. I

This invention relates to washboards, and contemplates the provision ofa combined washboard and suction cup, means of which the device can beinitially used in the capacity of a pounder to relieve the clothes ofthe major portion of dirt, after which the clothes can be rubbed overthe board proper thereby thoroughly cleansing in quick order and withthe minimum effort.

In carrying out the invention it is also my purpose to provide theopposed sides of the suction cup with roughened or corrugated surfacesso that when the device is used as a ounde-r, it not only sucks thewater through the clothes, but also provides for a rubbing and cleaningaction against the clothes. i

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detailed description is read in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention. I

Figure 2 is'a vertical sectional view-therethrough.

Referring to the drawings in detail 10' represents the sides of theboard, which of course project an appreciable distance beneath the loweredge of the board proper indicated at '11, in the formation of legs sothat the board can be supported in a wash tub in the usual manner. Theboard 11 is also provided with'a corrugated or roughened surface 12 ofany suitable construction.

It will also be noted that the side members' 10 project a slightdistance above the upper I edge of this board and arranged between theupper extremities of the side members 10 is what I term a vacuum cup 13.

Thisi'cup'may beaconstructed from suitable material and may also vary insize and configuration without departing from the spirit of theinvention, but the cup is preferably of V-shaped formation in crosssection as clearly illustrated in Figure 2. The apex of the cup reposesupon the upper edge of the board, and is supported thereon by means ofclips 14 carried by the end walls of the cup and arranged to straddlemay be riveted or otherwise suitably secured to the side members as at15. It will be noted that the opposed sides of the cup are roughened orcorrugated as at 16, so that when the cup is used in the manner to bepresently described, it will provide a rubbing action on the clothes inaddition to sucking the water through the clothes in the manneraccomplished by use of a pounder. It will be further noted that strips17 are secured at opposite sides of the body of the board adjacent theapex of the V-shaped member, and assist the clips 14 in holding saidmember in place.

In practice the clothes are placed within the tub, which of course ispartly filled with water, whereupon the wash board is inverted, and thecup 13'lowered into the tub. The legs of the board are then taken holdof so that the entire device can be used in a capacity of a pounder,during which operation the water is forced through the clothes in amanner to relieve the clothes of the major portion of the dirt containedtherein, during which operation thecorrugated or roughened sides 16 ofthe cup provide for a rubbing action against the clothes. This factmaterially hastens the cleaning of the clothes in a very effectivemanner. After the major portion of the dirt has been removed from theclothes, the board is righted within the tub, and the clothes are thensubsequently rubbed over the surface 12 in theordinary well knownmanner. In this waythe clothes are thoroughly and quickly cleaned and itrequires but very littleefi'ort and energy on part of the user. I

'Whileit is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature andadvan tages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to haveit understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown anddescribed, and that such changes the adjacent side members 10. Theseclips 7 may be resorted to when desired as fall Within the scope of Whatis claimed.

{1 claim:

A clothes Washing pounder comprising a body including spaced parallelside bars having its ends projecting beyond the body, and such endsserving as handles, a V- shaped in cross section member arranged betweenthe opposite ends of the side bars and having its opposite facescorrugated, clips on the opposite ends of the V-shaped in cross sectionmember and secured to the adjacent ends of the side bars, and stripssecured to the opposite sides of the body and disposed upon oppositesides of the apex of the V-shaped member and serving with the clips tohold the V-sha-ped member in place. a

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

BERT ST. AMOUR.

